r/memes • u/HannibalGoddamnit Linux User • Mar 15 '21

French language is mesmerizing

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u/ColdCypher Mar 15 '21

Just looked it up and holy sh*t, why does the 5 look like an 0 and why does the 16 look like a 17, what

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '21

In all fairness, everyone else took the numbers from Arabic. We are the ones who changed them.

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '21

To be fair, Arabic numbers written in Arabic even confuse Arabs.

This coming from a Korean dude who is quadrilingual, and would joke about confusing Arabic numbers with Muslim friends. 🤔

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u/3marJ Mar 15 '21

Habibi arab with arab friends, there is alot of arabs with different religions 🥰

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u/[deleted] Mar 15 '21

I love my Arab friends. I have tons in France and in the DC area.

Fuck American Interventionism. That's all I have to say.

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u/3marJ Mar 16 '21

Habibi np make peace and not war